Atlanta's Historic Colonnade Restaurant Acquired by Lingering Shade Co-Founders
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**ATLANTA** - The Colonnade, Atlanta's second-oldest restaurant, has been purchased by Paul Donahue and Lewis Jeffries, co-founders of Lingering Shade cocktail bar. Donahue and Jeffries are taking over the restaurant starting today with the first day of open business on Sept. 11. According to a press release, Jeffries was a patron of the restaurant for over 60 years and Donahue for over 30 years before they became its new owners. Donahue and Jeffries opened Lingering Shade on the Atlanta Beltline in February 2018.
Prior to opening Lingering Shade, Donahue was an interior designer for country clubs across the South and Jeffries worked full-time as a CPA with his own.